University News

Permanent Food Pantry Coming to BSC This Year

This year, the Bronco Student Center will become the home for Cal Poly Pomona’s own permanent food pantry. The food pantry began with an initiative started by 2016-17 Associated Students Inc. president, Uriah Sanders, as a result of a California State University study that reported 41.6% of CSU students experience food insecurity, meaning they don’t have consistent access to quality food.

CPP Named Leader in Awarding Bachelor Degrees to Minority Students

The publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education lists Cal Poly Pomona among its 2018 “Top 100 Degree Producers” in awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students. The university was ranked No. 25 for total bachelor’s degrees awarded to minority students and No. 18 for the total bachelor’s degrees awarded to Asian-American students and to Hispanic students.

CEIS Introduces First Cohort of New Special Education Initiative

A scholarship effort designed to help grapple with the shortage of special education teachers in Southern California recently welcomed its first cohort of students. The Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) and Special Educators of Excellence in Diverse Settings (SEEDS) scholarship program are funded with state and federal grants respectively. The College of Education & Integrative Studies received a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Education grant in 2017.

Dreams Ignite

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